Software Development

It might not be the first career choice that comes to mind if you enjoy building things, but Joe Wetzel, department chair of Information Technology at FVTC says the Software Developer program is exactly that — building things.  Joe recently joined WHBY’s Hayley Tenpas to explain how this field is like working with ‘digital clay’.

Career Program: Software DeveloperOriginally From: Palmares, Alajuela, Costa RicaCurrent Residence: AppletonAge: 21Years of Attendance at FVTC: Fall 2022 – Spring 2024 Why did you choose to study this field? I’ve always been passionate about science and technology. I chose to study software development because I wanted to understand how technology works and how I can use it to build everything

Career Program: Software DeveloperOriginally From: OshkoshCurrent Residence: MenashaYear Started at FVTC: Fall 2023 Why did you choose this career program? Ever since I used a computer to learn the alphabet when I was in preschool, I have felt like software was magic. I always wondered how it worked, and what was going on inside the machine. Now, my curiosity has been

Fall 2016 Carolyn Becker When Carolyn Becker wanted to change careers and work with advanced technology, she looked to FVTC’s Information Technology programs. Carolyn Becker was a successful yet unsatisfied finance professional. “I was not passionate about what I was doing,” says the 29-year-old Middleton, Wisconsin native. “I did enjoy, however, learning about technology and

Fall 2015 When two Fox Valley Tech IT students met in class, their friendship launched a booming business. When Dustin White and Jim Dobinski met 15 years ago in Web Development and Programming classes at Fox Valley Technical College, White was a recent high school graduate and computer enthusiast and Dobinski was an experienced businessman.